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Mariana Soria | Reporter

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School of Music is known for churning up professional music performers and music educators. Now, with the addition of a Bachelor’s Degree in Sound Recording Technology (SRT), the School of Music is creating an opportunity for students to explore careers in the field of audio production. The SRT program will be offered Fall 2023 and is under the instruction of Music Facilities and Sound Recording Manager Vicente Barrera and Dr. Brian Thacker, assistant professor of music.

“What we are trying to

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do is provide as many options for [music] students as possible because the economy of the future is diverse,” Dr. Scott Jones, associate professor, director of bands, said.

Even though the SRT program is technically a music degree, this does not mean the program will not be covered in depth with instructors who have been doing this with many years of experience in the field and can offer real world experiences. The instructors offer their students a chance to set up microphones and handle the sound booth for the school’s bands as well as practice recording each other while they play on their respective instruments.

“Most of the way I teach

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